Nasreen Al-Amin and her organisation are building greener communities through locally-led adaptation

The document profiles Nasreen Al-Amin and her non-profit, Surge Africa, focusing on the Jeji Restoration project in Kumbo, Kano State. This initiative employs nature-based solutions, specifically tree plantation, to restore degraded land and provide sustainable livelihoods for marginalised communities, including those affected by war and environmental conflicts. The project emphasizes community ownership, the use of local languages for training, and the integration of income generation with environmental restoration.

• The Jeji Restoration project in Kumbo, Kano State, restored degraded land by planting 4,000 seedlings at a density of 500 seedlings per hectare.
• The project was designed to provide a sustainable source of livelihood, including income, shelter, and food, for 1,000 people affected by environmental conflicts and war.
• To ensure community ownership and accessibility, the project provided training and materials in local languages and paid community members for their work in executing the tree plantation.
• While the project has community and government support, it faces financial limitations and requires more institutional support for landscape governance policies and financial capital beyond short-term grants.

APA

Abubakar, A. (2022). Nasreen Al-Amin and her organisation are building greener communities through locally-led adaptation. Global Resilience Partnership. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/nasreen-al-amin-and-her-organisation-are-building-greener-communities-through-locally-led-adaptation/

Chicago

Abubakar, Azeez. Nasreen Al-Amin and her organisation are building greener communities through locally-led adaptation. Global Resilience Partnership, 2022. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/nasreen-al-amin-and-her-organisation-are-building-greener-communities-through-locally-led-adaptation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{abubakar2022nasreen, author = {Abubakar, Azeez}, title = {{Nasreen Al-Amin and her organisation are building greener communities through locally-led adaptation}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/nasreen-al-amin-and-her-organisation-are-building-greener-communities-through-locally-led-adaptation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }